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Published on Sunday, April 9, 2017 by Kathy McCabe
After taking a year off from submitting UNESCO World Heritage bids, Italy has put forth two bids for the country’s central region for consideration next year. If approved, the sites would be added to Italy’s list of 51 total UNESCO World Heritage sites, the most of any country.
The towns in question, Norcia and L’Aquila, were hard-hit by earthquakes in 2016 a...